Omtepe was the next destination after Laguna De Apoyo... it was a fun day getting there where we went medium of transportation to another.  First a taxi, to a bus, to another taxi, to a ferry, and then finally another bus... We were pretty spent by the time we arrived, but it was all worth it.

Omtepe is an island formed from 2 volcanoes with a narrow strip of land inbetween the 2.

 

The largest is Concepcion...

 

The smaller one is Maderas...

 And this is what the 2 look like together.

 They're active, but not currently a concern.  But I suppose it's better to be safe than sorry!

 A veiw of Concepcion during our epic walk from Santa Domingo (where we spent our first night) to the Maderas side of the island

 Water levels are crazy high at the moment... this demonstrates a little.

 We did a hike to a waterfall here.  This is Volcan Maderas, and we hiked to just below the cloud line where there was a waterfall.  It was hot and sticky, but we enjoyed a nice waterfall shower when we got there.

 A picture from the path...

The waterfall...not huge but worth the hike.

And another picture showing the high water levels.  Not a light post out in the lake!  We could have and really should have stayed in Omtepe longer, as there was still lots to see.  But boat schedules scared us out, and we made our way to San Carlos and the Solentiname Islands.  We might just have to go back to Omtepe when we head back down south on the pacific coast.  If not then, one day in the future I'm sure....